New England budget  03.27.09

Here are the top New England regional stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at gatehousenewsservice.com.

cbiondi@gatehousemedia.com

Here are the top New England regional stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at gatehousenewsservice.com. Please submit stories below no later than 6 p.m. local time, unless you have breaking news that is changing significantly. Questions?

Contact: Chris Biondi, (508) 626-4343, cbiondi@gatehousemedia.com

At ghnewsroom.com:

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News

VIDEO: TATTOO ARTIST MAKES HER MARK BY FIGHTING CITY HALL – The Rockland woman’s dream of opening a tattoo parlor on West Squantum Street in Quincy was nearing fruition. Then she saw a stop-work order taped to her door. What began as a setback for Mathieu has ended in a legal victory for her in Norfolk Superior Court. It has been a case of clashing rights: Mathieu’s right to free speech versus the city’s right to regulate use.
Ledger, Mann, on wire now
With video and photos

WBZ'S LARRY GLICK DIES AT 87 - WBZ radio reports that Larry Glick, host of a popular overnight talk show from 1968 until 1986, has died. The 87-year-old radio character died Thursday night in Florida after 10 hours of heart surgery. Glick’s faithful listeners were known as “Glicknics” and he built up a legion of them during his decades on the after-midnight Boston airwaves.
Ledger, on wire now

HIGHER POSTAGE MAY LIMIT COMIC BOOK SHIPMENTS TO GIS - Superman may be more powerful than a locomotive, but he may have met his match in the U.S. Postal Service, which is enforcing shipping rules that make mailing comic books to troops overseas more expensive for a local non-profit group.
MetroWest, Hilliard, on wire now
With photo

LNG SPOKESMAN: PROJECT GAINING SUPPORT - The spokesman for the company attempting to bring a liquefied natural gas terminal into the city thinks people are beginning to be more accepting of the project.
Herald News, Richmond, on wire now

Business

PURCHASE MEANS MORE WORK FOR FALL RIVER TEXTILE PLANT - North American textile manufacturer Victor acquired the brand, design and collection of Pennsylvania-based Craftex Mills, boosting employment prospects at its Fall River operation and solidifying its place in the residential and commercial fabric industry, officials said.
Herald News, Holtzman, on wire now
With photos

MASSACHUSETTS BUSINESS IN BRIEF - Nonunion employees at the Globe take a pay cut; Turnpike bonds get a downgrade; new workshop to help people avoid foreclosures in Brockton.
Ledger, on wire now

CSB SCHOOL OF BROADCASTING REOPENS TO LET STUDENTS FINISH THEIR CLASSES - CSB School of Broadcasting reopened its 26 campuses, including its campus in Needham, this week to allow students to finish the classes they were taking after the school had closed its doors suddenly earlier this month.
Ledger, Chesto, on wire now

Opinions

DIANNE MCDONALD: BLAME THE ABUSER, NOT YOURSELF - The spotlight is back on domestic and dating violence against women since pop star Rihanna and her boyfriend, singer Chris Brown, reportedly were involved in a domestic abuse incident that led to charges against Brown.
Ledger, on wire now

FIRST PERSON: MOTHER RECALLS HOW SEATBELTS SAVED HER FAMILY - Amidst the dust from airbags, shattered glass and the smell of fuel and oil, I turned around and will be forever grateful that I saw my 2 older children looking right at me, bodies fully intact, and heard the sound of my infant son crying, signaling that he was also alive.
Hingham Journal, guest column, on wire now
With photos

HOLMES COLUMN: THE POLITICS OF OUTRAGE.
MetroWest, 7 p.m.

EDITORIAL: GEICO'S ENTRY INTO THE MASS. INSURANCE MARKET is a sign that Patrick's reforms are working.
MetroWest, 7 p.m.

EDITORIAL: TRANSPORTATION REFORMS MOVING THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE will benefit the state, but hold danger for Pike tollpayers.
MetroWest, 7 p.m.

EDITORIAL: QUINCY WRONG TO USE SCHOOLS AS ZONING WEAPON - It’s one think to create zoning laws to protect school children from lawbreakers. But municipalities cross the line when they use schools as a zoning weapon to fight legitimate businesses because someone doesn’t like the look of their customers.
Ledger, on wire now

O'MAHONEY CARTOON: ON ETHICS REFORM ON BEACON HILL
Ledger, on wire now

Sports

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Lifestyles

KITCHEN CALL: DREAM A LENTIL DREAM - Traditionally at this time of year, in the doldrums when spring has not yet taken over for winter, lentils are traditional at the table. Often in soups, lentils make a sprightly main course salad or side dish for lunch or dinner.
CNC, on wire now

Movies

IT'S A BALL WITH 'MONSTERS VS. ALIENS'

'MONSTERS VS. ALIENS' FEATURES IDEAL GIANT WOMAN

'SPINNING INTO BUTTER' SPREADS ITSELF TOO THINLY

'HUNGER' DEPICTS BOBBY SANDS' STARVATION CRUSADE

'12 ROUNDS’ ISN’T A KNOCKOUT, BUT IT PACKS A PUNCH

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